FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 55GE |
| Lat/Long: | 34-58-50.2760N / 084-44-29.7790W 34-58.837933N / 084-44.496317W 34.9806322 / -84.7416053 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 887 ft. / 270.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of TENNGA, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30711 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at DNN (17 nm S): | 127.65 (706-278-7010) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GQOr086/20.3 | | CHOO CHOO VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 30 ft. / 610 x 9 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SUTTON LUMBER CO. P.O. BOX 391 TENNGA, GA 30751 Phone 404-328-3030 |
| Manager: | JACK WILSON 169 CHESTUEE DR. N.E. CLEVELAND, TN 37312 Phone 615-479-5401 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 55GE.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHDI - Hardwick Field Airport (15 nm N)
KDNN - Dalton Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KCHA - Lovell Field Airport (23 nm W)
KMMI - McMinn County Airport (27 nm N)
2A0 - Mark Anton Airport (32 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 24-Mar-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:56:48 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 03:56:48 |
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| METAR |
KCHA 23nm W | 050653Z 02005KT 10SM -RA FEW065 BKN090 BKN110 OVC200 26/17 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB41 SLP125 P0000 T02560167
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KDNN 24nm SW | 050719Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 23/16 A2990 RMK AO2
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K47A 43nm S | 050740Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 21/14 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T02110140
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KRMG 43nm SW | 050653Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM SCT095 23/15 A2991 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP118 T02330150
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KRHP 45nm E | 050723Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 19/16 A3000 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCHA 23nm W | 050541Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM050800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 OVC070 TEMPO 0508/0512 6SM SHRA BR SCT035CB OVC070 FM051200 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA SCT035CB OVC070 FM051600 23007KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN035CB FM060100 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB
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